Civiley Wood

Civiley Wood is a forest in , , . Civiley Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kent Showground and Bearsted railway station.

The , formerly known as the Kent County Showground is an area of land in , , England, north of the county town of . Stretching along the north side of the A249 from the top of on land that formerly comprised RAF Detling, it is home to the Kent County Agricultural Society which hosts the venue's best-known event, the Kent County Show, each July.

Railway station
Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.
serves in , England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is 42 miles 59 chains down the line from via Herne Hill.

Ruins
Photo: Mertbiol, CC0.
or Godard's Castle is situated to the north of the village of which is 3 miles north-east of , . It is a 12th-century flint-built castle constructed by Robert of Thurnham in the reign of Henry II on a hill on the edge of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lordswood and Yelsted.

Locality
is a southern suburb of , , located approximately 3 miles south of Chatham town centre. It is primarily in but a small southern section is in the Borough of Maidstone.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the Borough of Maidstone, in the county of , . In 1800, Edward Hasted noted that it was spelt Gillested. It was a manor in the parish of , the manor-house was owned by 'John de Savage'.

Hamlet
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban housing development, near the town of in , England, partially forming a part of village. The population of the development is included in the civil parish of .

Civiley Wood

Latitude
51.2959° or 51° 17′ 45″ north
Longitude
0.6071° or 0° 36′ 25″ east
Open location code
9F327JW4+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23573331
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Satellite Map

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